The City is a Battlefield

I know we did a lot of talking about cities being social and political battlegrounds, but I think that’s almost a given, isn’t it?  If you’re going to protest something or make a statement about something and make sure the idea gets across—nationally or globally—you do it in a city.  I don’t think anyone would know anything about Tiananmen Square and what happened there if Tianenmen Square hadn’t been in the middle of Beijing.

If you have the balls to stand down four tanks and, by extension, your country’s corrupt and dictatorial government, you’re going to do it in the nation’s capital where there are a bunch of people and media to witness it.  You’re going to get noticed, and they’re less likely to put a bullet through you and run over your corpse.  Win-Win.  Having this dude’s solid balls doesn’t hurt either.

Also, I really doubt the “I Have a Dream” speech and the anti-discrimination march would have done much if, instead of marching to Washington, DC, they marched to… say… [Googles random town name]… Big Piney, Wyoming (brought to you by mapcrunch.com).